2024-11-23T08:47:36-05:00 https://archinect.com/blog/article/36561705/getting-acquainted-with-the-ebenezer-ecodome-project-thru-video dustinfjames 2012-02-01T14:39:00-05:00 >2012-02-05T16:32:53-05:00 <p> Sometimes the best wait to get acquainted with a project or a place a video is all you need. This video was done by a UCLA student, Paul Bioche, who came to help work on the Ecodome project last fall. This site and location is approximately 3.5 hours drive south of Tijuana, Mexico located in a very rural area called ejido San Jacinto.</p> https://archinect.com/blog/article/35642125/mexico-and-earth-architecture dustinfjames 2012-01-24T15:40:00-05:00 >2012-01-26T12:01:12-05:00 <p> Mexico has gotten a bad rap these last several years. When Americans talk about the country as a whole there is an overall fear, concern, and even disdain for our southern neighbor. But I can tell you as someone who has been crossing the border from Los Angeles to Baja California for the last 3 years that it really is okay to go and visit and enjoy the beauty of Mexico; it's people, food, and terrain. Obviously, I'd caution you to be as inconspicuous as possible, but for the most part if you stay away from large border towns/cities, don't do or sell drugs, and keep a low profile you will have the best time!</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/35/35naik96mftkyy2z.jpg" title=""></p> <p> I've been going to Mexico to construct an Ecodome. It's a form of earth architecture created and perfected by the team at calearth.org. I and fifty of my closest friends (haha) went back and forth from the US to San Jacinto, Mexico (approx. 3.5 hrs south of Tijuana) to build this structure pictured here. With this blog I'd like to give you several opportunities to get invo...</p>